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'''''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas''''' was researched and compiled by Daniel H. Caldwell, and published by The Blavatsky Study Center in 2012. It is comprised of articles written by [[Laura C. Holloway]], and letters to and about her from [[H. P. Blavatsky]], [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]], and [[Morya|Master M.]] Nineteen of the 44 letters were previously unpublished.
'''''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas''''' was researched and compiled by Daniel H. Caldwell, and published by The Blavatsky Study Center in 2012. It is comprised of '''articles''' written by [[Laura C. Holloway]] about her experiences with the [[Mahatma|Mahatmas]], and '''correspondence''' to and about her from [[H. P. Blavatsky]], [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]], and [[Morya|Master M.]] in a chronological presentation.


== Newly discovered letters ==
'''Sixteen of the 44 letters were previously unpublished in book form.''' Color images of these letters were printed with permission from the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur Library, Winterthur, Delaware.<ref>[http://www.winterthur.org/ Winterthur.org website.]</ref> Mr. Caldwell wrote in his introduction to the book:
<blockquote>
Research in 2004-2005 led me to the discovery of thirteen original letters from the Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya as well as three original letters from Madame Blavatsky. These sixteen original letters are preserved among the papers of Mrs. Holloway at the '''Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library''' in Delaware (US) <nowiki>[</nowiki>[http://www.winterthur.org http://www.winterthur.org].<nowiki>]</nowiki><ref>Daniel H. Caldwell, Introduction to ''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas''. The Blavatsky Study Center, 2012.</ref>
</blockquote>
== Articles by Laura C. Holloway ==
Several articles that Mrs. Holloway wrote for the popular press reflect on her experiences with [[Theosophy]] and the [[Masters of the Wisdom|Masters]] are presented in ''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas''. Links are provided to these articles where posted in the Blavatsky Archives website.
* '''[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/holloway5.htm "The Theosophists"]''' &ndash; reprinted from ''The Leader'', October 14, 1888, p. 14.
* '''[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/holloway3.htm "Blavatsky's Mesmerism"]''' &ndash; reprinted from ''Current Literature'' (New York), March 1889, pp. 243-244.
* '''[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/holloway4.htm "Madame Blavatsky: A Pen Picture"]''' &ndash; reprinted from ''The Word'' (New York), February 1912, pp. 262-269.
* "Master! I Come! They Will Be Done!"  &ndash; reprinted as an excerpt from [[Man: Fragments of Forgotten History (book)|''Man: Fragments of a Forgotten History'']].
* '''[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/holloway1.htm "The Mahatmas and Their Instruments" Part I]''' &ndash; reprinted from ''The Word'' (New York), May 1912, pp. 69-72.
* '''[http://blavatskyarchives.com/holloway2.htm "The Mahatmas and Their Instruments" Part II]''' &ndash; reprinted from ''The Word'' (New York), July 1912, pp. 200-206.
== Letters published in this book ==
== Letters published in this book ==
Most letters in ''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas'' are available online through links to wiki articles. Those links are in the "Where Published" column in the table below. The source books referenced in the "Where Published" column are abbreviated this way:
:: '''MHM''' &ndash; ''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas''
:: '''LMW 1''' &ndash; [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']] First Series
:: '''ML to APS''' &ndash; [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]
:: '''HPB to APS''' &ndash; [[The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett'']]
::{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:Seashell; width:95 %;"  
::{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:Seashell; width:95 %;"  
|-
|-
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! Sent by
! Sent by
! Addressed to
! Addressed to
! Date Received
! Date(s)
! Where Published
! Where Published
|-
|-
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
|  
| [written] 24 April 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 1|MHM No. 1]]'''
| '''[[Blavatsky Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 1|MHM No. 1]]'''
|-
|-
| '''2'''
| '''2'''
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
|  
| May-June 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 2|MHM No. 2]]'''
| '''[[Blavatsky Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 2|MHM No. 2]]'''
|-
|-
| '''3'''
| '''3'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| date
| second week of July 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 3|MHM No. 3]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - MHM No. 3|MHM No. 3]]'''
|-
|-
| '''4'''
| '''4'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| date
| middle of July 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 4|MHM No. 4]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - MHM No. 4|MHM No. 4]]'''
|-
|-
| '''5'''
| '''5'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| date
| middle of July 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 5|MHM No. 5]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - MHM No. 5|MHM No. 5]]'''
|-
|-
| '''6'''
| '''6'''
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| '''[[Morya|M.]]'''
| '''[[Morya|M.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| date
| middle of July 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 6|MHM No. 6]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - MHM No. 6|MHM No. 6]]'''
|-
|-
| '''7'''
| '''7'''
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 16 July 1884
| pub
| '''[[Blavatsky Letter to Sinnett - LBS No. 38|HPB to APS No. 38]]'''
|-
|-
| '''8'''
| '''8'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 16 July 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. B|ML to APS No. B]]'''
|-
|-
| '''9'''
| '''9'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| 17 July 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - LMW 1 No. 35|LMW-1 No. 35]]'''
|-
|-
| '''10'''
| '''10'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 18 July 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 126|ML to APS No. 126]]'''
|-
|-
| '''11'''
| '''11'''
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 19 July 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 127|ML to APS No. 127]]'''
|-
|-
| '''12'''
| '''12'''
| '''89-91'''
| '''89-91'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Francesca Arundale]]'''
| '''[[Francesca Arundale]]''' OR HPB??
| date
| before 21 July 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - LMW 1 No. 33|LMW 1 No. 33]]'''
|-
|-
| '''13'''
| '''13'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| 4 August 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - LMW 1 No. 34|LMW 1 No. 34]]'''
|-
|-
| '''14'''
| '''14'''
| '''96-97'''
| '''96-97'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| a group
| a Theosophical group
| date
| 10 August 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to a Group - MHM No. 14|MHM No. 14]]'''
|-
|-
| '''15'''
| '''15'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| date
| before 15 August 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 15|MHM No. 15]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - MHM No. 15|MHM No. 15]]'''
|-
|-
| '''16'''
| '''16'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| before 15 August 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 129|ML to APS No. 129]]'''
|-
|-
| '''17'''
| '''17'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| before 15 Aug 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 17|MHM No. 17]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 17|MHM No. 17]]'''
|-
|-
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| date
| before 15 August 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - LMW 1 No. 39|LMW 1 No. 39]]'''
|-
|-
| '''19'''
| '''19'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| before 16 Aug 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 19|MHM No. 19]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 19|MHM No. 19]]'''
|-
|-
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| date
| middle of August 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 20|MHM No. 20]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - MHM No. 20|MHM No. 20]]'''
|-
|-
| '''21'''
| '''21'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| 22 August 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - LMW 1 No. 30|LMW 1 No. 30]]'''
|-
|-
| '''22'''
| '''22'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. S. Olcott]]'''
| '''[[H. S. Olcott]]'''
| date
| late August 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 37|LMW 1 No. 37]]'''
|-
|-
| '''23'''
| '''23'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| late August or early September 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - LMW 1 No. 38|LMW 1 No. 38]]'''
|-
|-
| '''24'''
| '''24'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Francesca Arundale]]'''
| '''[[Francesca Arundale]]'''
| date
| early September 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to F. Arundale - LMW 1 No. 4|LMW 1 No. 4]]'''
|-
|-
| '''25'''
| '''25'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Mary Gebhard]]'''
| '''[[Mary Gebhard]]'''
| date
| September 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 25|MHM No. 25]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - MHM No. 25|MHM No. 25]]'''
|-
|-
| '''26'''
| '''26'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Mary Gebhard]]'''
| '''[[Mary Gebhard]]'''
| date
| 28 September 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - MHM No. 26|MHM No. 26]]'''
|-
|-
| '''27'''
| '''27'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| late September 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 27|MHM No. 27]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 27|MHM No. 27]]'''
|-
|-
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| 1-4 October 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - LMW 1 No. 36|MHM No. 28]]'''
|-
|-
| '''29'''
| '''29'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 1-4 October 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 130|ML to APS No. 130]]'''
|-
|-
| '''30'''
| '''30'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| date
| 4 October 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 30|MHM No. 30]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 30|MHM No. 30]]'''
|-
|-
| '''31'''
| '''31'''
| '''136'''
| '''136'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| October 1884
| date
| '''[[Blavatsky Letter to K. H. - MHM No. 31|MHM No. 31]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 31|MHM No. 31]]'''
|-
|-
| '''32'''
| '''32'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| date
| 18 October 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 32|MHM No. 32]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - MHM No. 32|MHM No. 32]]'''
|-
|-
| '''33'''
| '''33'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 10 October 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 131|ML to APS No. 131]]'''
|-
|-
| '''34'''
| '''34'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Francesca Arundale]]'''
| '''[[Francesca Arundale]]'''
| date
| before 15 October 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to F Arundale - LMW 1 No. 20|LMW 1 No. 20]]'''
|-
|-
| '''35'''
| '''35'''
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| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Laura C. Holloway]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| date
| before 15 October 1884
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 35|MHM No. 35]]'''
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 35|MHM No. 35]]'''
|-
|-
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 15 October 1884
| pub
| '''[[Blavatsky Letter to Sinnett - LBS No. 39|HPB to APS No. 39]]'''
|-
|-
| '''37'''
| '''37'''
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| early-mid November 1884
| pub
| '''[[Blavatsky Letter to Sinnett - LBS No. 40|HPB to APS No. 40]]'''
|-
|-
| '''38'''
| '''38'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 8 November 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 133|ML to APS No. 133]]'''
|-
|-
| '''39'''
| '''39'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| mid-late November 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 134|ML to APS No. 134]]'''
|-
|-
| '''40'''
| '''40'''
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| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 1884
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 128|ML to APS No. 128]]'''
|-
|-
| '''41'''
| '''41'''
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[William Quan Judge]]
| '''[[William Quan Judge]]
| date
| 1 May 1885
| '''[[Mahatma Letter to Holloway - MHM No. 41|MHM No. 41]]'''
| '''[[Blavatsky Letter to Judge - MHM No. 41|MHM No. 41]]'''
|-
|-
| '''42'''
| '''42'''
| '''158'''
| '''158'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| a group
| "To The Theosophists"
| date
| [written] 7 November 1885
| pub
| '''[[Blavatsky Letter to a Group - MHM No. 42|MHM No. 42]]'''
|-
|-
| '''43'''
| '''43'''
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| 17 March 1886
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 140|ML to APS No. 140]]'''
|-
|-
| '''44'''
| '''44'''
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| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[H. P. Blavatsky]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| '''[[A. P. Sinnett]]'''
| date
| March-April 1886
| pub
| '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 141|ML to APS No. 141]]'''
|-
|-
|}
|}
== Additional resources ==
* Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna), 1831-1891. [Collection of materials on theosophy]. 1884-[1920].  Call Number ASC 1198. See [http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/ASC1198.htm Finding Aid]. Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.
* Holloway, Laura C. (Laura Carter), 1848-1930. Scrapbook and library, circa 1860-1929. Call Number Col. 900. See [http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0900.htm Finding Aid].  The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.
* Holloway, Laura C. (Laura Carter), 1848-1930. Papers. 1874-1926, bulk dates 1902-1926. Call Number ASC 1202. See [http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/ASC1202.htm Finding Aid]. Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Books|Mrs. Holloway]]
[[Category:Books|Mrs. Holloway]]

Latest revision as of 16:57, 13 December 2019


Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas was researched and compiled by Daniel H. Caldwell, and published by The Blavatsky Study Center in 2012. It is comprised of articles written by Laura C. Holloway about her experiences with the Mahatmas, and correspondence to and about her from H. P. Blavatsky, Master K.H., and Master M. in a chronological presentation.

Newly discovered letters

Sixteen of the 44 letters were previously unpublished in book form. Color images of these letters were printed with permission from the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur Library, Winterthur, Delaware.[1] Mr. Caldwell wrote in his introduction to the book:

Research in 2004-2005 led me to the discovery of thirteen original letters from the Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya as well as three original letters from Madame Blavatsky. These sixteen original letters are preserved among the papers of Mrs. Holloway at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Delaware (US) [http://www.winterthur.org.][2]

Articles by Laura C. Holloway

Several articles that Mrs. Holloway wrote for the popular press reflect on her experiences with Theosophy and the Masters are presented in Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas. Links are provided to these articles where posted in the Blavatsky Archives website.

Letters published in this book

Most letters in Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas are available online through links to wiki articles. Those links are in the "Where Published" column in the table below. The source books referenced in the "Where Published" column are abbreviated this way:

MHM – Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas
LMW 1 – Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom First Series
ML to APS – The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett
HPB to APS – The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett
Letter Number Page Numbers Sent by Addressed to Date(s) Where Published
1 62-63 H. P. Blavatsky Laura C. Holloway [written] 24 April 1884 MHM No. 1
2 64 H. P. Blavatsky Laura C. Holloway May-June 1884 MHM No. 2
3 65 K.H. H. P. Blavatsky second week of July 1884 MHM No. 3
4 66-71 K.H. H. P. Blavatsky middle of July 1884 MHM No. 4
5 72-75 K.H. H. P. Blavatsky middle of July 1884 MHM No. 5
6 76-79 M. H. P. Blavatsky middle of July 1884 MHM No. 6
7 81 H. P. Blavatsky A. P. Sinnett 16 July 1884 HPB to APS No. 38
8 82 K.H. A. P. Sinnett 16 July 1884 ML to APS No. B
9 82 K.H. Laura C. Holloway 17 July 1884 LMW-1 No. 35
10 83-85 K.H. A. P. Sinnett 18 July 1884 ML to APS No. 126
11 86-88 H. P. Blavatsky A. P. Sinnett 19 July 1884 ML to APS No. 127
12 89-91 K.H. Francesca Arundale OR HPB?? before 21 July 1884 LMW 1 No. 33
13 92-95 K.H. Laura C. Holloway 4 August 1884 LMW 1 No. 34
14 96-97 K.H. a Theosophical group 10 August 1884 MHM No. 14
15 98-101 K.H. H. P. Blavatsky before 15 August 1884 MHM No. 15
16 102 K.H. A. P. Sinnett before 15 August 1884 ML to APS No. 129
17 103-106 K.H. Laura C. Holloway before 15 Aug 1884 MHM No. 17
18 107-108 K.H. H. P. Blavatsky before 15 August 1884 LMW 1 No. 39
19 109-111 K.H. Laura C. Holloway before 16 Aug 1884 MHM No. 19
20 112-117 K.H. H. P. Blavatsky middle of August 1884 MHM No. 20
21 118-123 K.H. Laura C. Holloway 22 August 1884 LMW 1 No. 30
22 124 K.H. H. S. Olcott late August 1884 LMW 1 No. 37
23 125 K.H. Laura C. Holloway late August or early September 1884 LMW 1 No. 38
24 126 K.H. Francesca Arundale early September 1884 LMW 1 No. 4
25 127 K.H. Mary Gebhard September 1884 MHM No. 25
26 127 K.H. Mary Gebhard 28 September 1884 MHM No. 26
27 128 K.H. Laura C. Holloway late September 1884 MHM No. 27
28 129-132 K.H. Laura C. Holloway 1-4 October 1884 MHM No. 28
29 133-134 K.H. A. P. Sinnett 1-4 October 1884 ML to APS No. 130
30 135 K.H. Laura C. Holloway 4 October 1884 MHM No. 30
31 136 H. P. Blavatsky K.H. October 1884 MHM No. 31
32 137-138 K.H. H. P. Blavatsky 18 October 1884 MHM No. 32
33 139-140 K.H. A. P. Sinnett 10 October 1884 ML to APS No. 131
34 141-143 K.H. Francesca Arundale before 15 October 1884 LMW 1 No. 20
35 144-149 Laura C. Holloway K.H. before 15 October 1884 MHM No. 35
36 150 H. P. Blavatsky A. P. Sinnett 15 October 1884 HPB to APS No. 39
37 151 H. P. Blavatsky A. P. Sinnett early-mid November 1884 HPB to APS No. 40
38 152 K.H. A. P. Sinnett 8 November 1884 ML to APS No. 133
39 153-156 K.H. A. P. Sinnett mid-late November 1884 ML to APS No. 134
40 157 K.H. A. P. Sinnett 1884 ML to APS No. 128
41 157 H. P. Blavatsky William Quan Judge 1 May 1885 MHM No. 41
42 158 H. P. Blavatsky "To The Theosophists" [written] 7 November 1885 MHM No. 42
43 159-160 H. P. Blavatsky A. P. Sinnett 17 March 1886 ML to APS No. 140
44 161 H. P. Blavatsky A. P. Sinnett March-April 1886 ML to APS No. 141

Additional resources

  • Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna), 1831-1891. [Collection of materials on theosophy]. 1884-[1920]. Call Number ASC 1198. See Finding Aid. Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.
  • Holloway, Laura C. (Laura Carter), 1848-1930. Scrapbook and library, circa 1860-1929. Call Number Col. 900. See Finding Aid. The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.
  • Holloway, Laura C. (Laura Carter), 1848-1930. Papers. 1874-1926, bulk dates 1902-1926. Call Number ASC 1202. See Finding Aid. Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.

Notes

  1. ↑ Winterthur.org website.
  2. ↑ Daniel H. Caldwell, Introduction to Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas. The Blavatsky Study Center, 2012.
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